Collapsible crate



April 13 1926.

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Patented Apr.A 13, y.1926. i

ooRNELL FLAGSTAD, oFZMiNNEAroLIs,MINNSQTA. L

coL'LAPsIBLE. CRATE. Y I

f Appunti@ inea July a2, :1925;l serial No. 45,248.

1 Be it known'that I, CORNELL FLAGsTAD, a

citizen of the UnitedStates,residingat Min-V neapolis, in ythe county ofIIennepin'and kState of lVIinnesota,have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Collapsible Crates,l of which the following isy a specifica-V lThisQinventionrelatesto collapsible shippingcarriers, and themain object is to prop vvide a .highly novel, efhcient and practicalcrate orbox particularly adapted vfor shipping .heavy .articlesV such. as castings, pieces ofv machinery or .the`like, and whenfemptied of its contentsr maybe readily collapsed andy returned to the originalishipp'er. Further and morespecic objectswill be disclosed in thek course of the` following specifications, reference. beinghadto the accompanying drawings, wherein Y Fig. l is a topor plan .View of the crate, asset up. l

' 'Fig. 2 1s .a side elevation of thecrateas shown in Fig. 1. l FiglBis a sectional perspectiveelevation as on the line 3-3 inl Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an end view of the crate as collapsed.

Fig. 5 is a side viewof the crate as col-r lapsed.

line 6-6in Fig. a

Referring to the'fdrawings more particu# larly and by reference characters, A desigi nates the bottom section of a crate having the other lies in the sameplane as the base,v

as indicated in Fig. 4. The end sections D and E are hinged as atA 8 to a pair of cross bars F and G which connect and are hinged to extensions B2 and C2 of, the side sections, by hinges 9. For purpose of economy `in construction it is preferable td make the hinges 7 8 and 9 identical, and although any type of hinge may be used I find it desirable l to use the kind shown, each of which con- Fig. 6 is an enlarged detailsection ori-the.

, sists of two U-s`hapedbutts connected ka gk lpintle..

. The side section extensionslB2 and C2 Aserve as handles, by which the crate maybe carried, .and the cross members F and G are secured'to these extensions so that when the crate ends D and E'are'in their vertical or perpendicular positions they will close between the extreme endsy of the side sections roper. l

. Each of the end .sections is providedat its `lower or swinging vendwith a .notch or recess l0 adapted to receive or fit overa strapl 11j, .l

end section isy further providedy with .a hookl 'which-is rigidly secured to the base, and-the member.. 12 which Vengages in the strap'lI, t0 limit theifoutward swinginginovement ofthefend section and also serves to tie the base against `from the end section. n l f When the crate. is to any bulging tendencyl away 'lesv I. be collapsed v lknocked down the ^end sections are raised l f inwardly to the horizontal positionsy indicated by ldotted lines in Fig. 2,.at. which time the slde and base sections withthe cross parallelogram, to the positions shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

Although the crate as shown kdoes not embody -a cover orclosing section it is obvious.`

thaton'e maybe employed without departing `from the invention as shown.

It further understood that various modifications may be made in the crate las herein membersF and Gry may be folded, through a disclosed, provided, however, that such.

modifications come with the spirit and' scope of the appended claims.

. Having now therefore fully shownand described my invention what I claim to be new and desire to'protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A crate comprising a base,`sidev sec-- tions hingedly secured to the base, end sections adapted yto* swing between the side sec tions and when in vertical positions to brace the crate in its set up position, and vmeans forghingedly associating the end sections with the side lsections so that .the former spect to the latter. 1 p

2. A crate comprising a base, side sections hingedly secured to the base, end sections closing v4the ends of the` crate, and means for connecting the r upper ends of the lend sec-y tions to the side sections whereby each end section may be swung in two different planes 1 with respect to the side sections,

may swing intwo different planes with re- 3. A crate consisting ot' a pair ot side sections having end extensions Vat their upper ends, a base hingedly connectingl the side sections, a pair ofV cross members connecting the side section extensions, and end sections hingedly secured to the cross members.

4f. A crate consisting of a pair of side sections having end extensions at their upper ends,'a base hingediy connecting the, side sections, a. pair of cross members conecting the side section extensions, and hingediy secnred at their ends thereto, and end sections hingediy secured to the cross members.

5. A crate consisting of a 1pair of side sections having end extensions at their upper ends, a base hingediy connecting the side sections, a pair of cross members connecting the side section extensions, end sections jhingediy secured to the cross members, and `Astops for limiting the outward movements 'of end sections.

6.. A crate consisting of a pair of side sections having end extensions at their upper ends, a base hingediy connecting'the side sections, a pair of cross members connecting the side section extensions, end sections hingediy secured to `the cross members, and latch membersy forldetachabiy connecting the base to the lower ends of the end sections.

7. A crate comprising side, end and' bottom .sections and a pair of' cross members connecting' the upper ends of the side sections, hinges connecting the sidesections to the` base, hinges connecting the cross members to the side sections, and hinges connecting the end sections to the cross members.

8'.4 A crate comprising side, end and bottom sections and a pair of cross members connecting the upper ends of the side sections, hinges connecting` the side sections to the base, hinges connecting the cross: mehr bers to the side sect-ions, and hinges connecting the end sections to the cross members, all ot said hinges being ot similar construction".

9. A crate consisting otV a. pair ot si-de sections having end extensions at tiieir upper ends, a base hingediy connecting the, vside sections, a pai-r oft' cross members iiingediy secured to the sidel section: exten.- si'ons, said side section extensions serving as handles by which the cratemay be carried.

l0.. In a crate having a base and a pair ot side sections hingedly secured tothe base, end sections for the crate, and! a. pair of cross members hin-gediiy' connecting the upper outer ends of the. sidesections, said cross members being arranged beyond the vertical limits ot the inner surfaces of' the end sections so as not to obstruct the open ing into the crate.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

CORNELL FLAGS-TAD. 

